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Old 06-04-2013, 01:54 PM
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Question Corrector before or after barlow (Baader FFC)?

I have a corrector for my refractor that works well at 119mm from sensor. I have a Baader FFC that I'd like to use in the imaging train. The FFC magnification is proportional to the spacing between the glass and the CCD. Do I:

1_ place the FFC at the native focal point of the refactor then have the corrector then the CCD at 119mm?

or

2_ place the corrector up the tube 119mm ahead of the FFC glass and then the CCD can be spaced as usual to get the required magnification.

In #1 I can't get magnification smaller than x4. With #2 I'd still be able to go down to x3.

TIA.

Last edited by multiweb; 07-04-2013 at 01:36 PM. Reason: added link to corrector
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